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it cannot only permit, but must encourage international monitors to deploy throughout ukraine. these are the people who could actually identify legitimate threats, and we are asking, together with the government of ukraine, together with the european community, for large numbers of observers to be able to come in here and monitor the situation and be the arbiters of truth versus fiction. russia, if it wanted to help deescalate the situation, could return its troops to the barracks, live by the 1997 base agreement, and deescalate, rather than expand, their invasion. now, we would prefer that. i come here today at the instruction of president obama to make it absolutely clear the united states of america would prefer to see this deescalated. we would prefer to see this managed through the structures of legal institutions, international institutions that we've worked many years in order to be able to deal with this kind of crisis. but if russia does not choose to deescalate, if it is not willing to work directly with the government of ukraine, as we hoped they will be, then our pa
it cannot only permit, but must encourage international monitors to deploy throughout ukraine. these are the people who could actually identify legitimate threats, and we are asking, together with the government of ukraine, together with the european community, for large numbers of observers to be able to come in here and monitor the situation and be the arbiters of truth versus fiction. russia, if it wanted to help deescalate the situation, could return its troops to the barracks, live by the...
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>>> putin's ruble is rocked in the markets after the russian aggression in the ukraine. if international diplomacy won't work, will putin's love of money make him reconsider a border war? this is "way too early." good morning. great to have you with me. i'm thomas roberts. is tuesday, march 4th. welcome to "way too early." the show that wants to lead with rob ford every day but is experimenting about with dlat gr -- delayed gratification until he works out the tie thing. no sign of agreement or easing over russian's invasion of crimea. putin is expected to speak at any moment now. in a first swing of reaction the u.s. has ended all military relations by the kremlin. estimate that 6,000 troops in the peninsula area and ballooned to 16,000 russian troops. for all intents and purposes they control that area. ukraine's navy in crimea sang together in defiance and crews were ordered to surrender or be stormed and claims that mosco
>>> putin's ruble is rocked in the markets after the russian aggression in the ukraine. if international diplomacy won't work, will putin's love of money make him reconsider a border war? this is "way too early." good morning. great to have you with me. i'm thomas roberts. is tuesday, march 4th. welcome to "way too early." the show that wants to lead with rob ford every day but is experimenting about with dlat gr -- delayed gratification until he works out the tie...
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ukraine and the international community but also in russia's interests. however, we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of the ukraine. russia has historic relationship with ukraine, including cultural and economic ties, and a military facility in crimea. but any violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing, which is not in the interests of ukraine, russia or europe. it would represent a profound interference in matters that must be determined by the ukrainian people it would be a clear violation of russia's commitment to respect the independence and sovereignty and borders of ukraine. and of international laws. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games, it would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. and indeed, the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there willen costs for any military intervention in ukraine. the events of the past several months remind us of how diffic
ukraine and the international community but also in russia's interests. however, we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of the ukraine. russia has historic relationship with ukraine, including cultural and economic ties, and a military facility in crimea. but any violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing, which is not in the interests of ukraine, russia or europe. it would represent a...
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of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ukraine or for stealing the aassets of the ukrainian people. the state department also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials. these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on russia and those responsible for the situation in crimea. they also give us the flexibility to adjust our response going forward based on russia's actions. we took these steps in close coordination with our european allies and spoken to several of the closest friends around the world and i'm pleased our international unity is on display at this moment. we moved together to announce substantial assistance for the government in kiev and in brus sells, our allies took similar steps. i'm confident we're moving forward together. united in our determination to oppose actions that violate international law
of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ukraine or for stealing the aassets of the ukrainian people. the state department also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials. these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on russia and those responsible for...
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send in international monitors. the osce has military observers at the ready. this would pave the way for direct talks between kiev and moscow leading up to those ukrainian elections slated for may 25th. we start with nbc's ian williams in kiev to unpack all of this. ian, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hello. like you, we're waiting to hear from paris. waiting to hear what's been achieved if anything today. i guess the best we can hope for is that at least they've spoken. at least the meeting went on far longer than we thought. now there wasn't a lot of hope here in kiev when the making started. when it became clear that the russians wouldn't sit down with ukraine's own foreign minister who was there. also, just ahead of this meeting, sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister, had flatly denied again that there are any russians troops in crimea. he said, "how can we pull them back? how can we stop an occupation when these are self-defense forces? these are not russian." that really dampened hopes of any meaningful progress. at least they've talked, and at
send in international monitors. the osce has military observers at the ready. this would pave the way for direct talks between kiev and moscow leading up to those ukrainian elections slated for may 25th. we start with nbc's ian williams in kiev to unpack all of this. ian, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hello. like you, we're waiting to hear from paris. waiting to hear what's been achieved if anything today. i guess the best we can hope for is that at least they've spoken. at least the...
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stand with the international community affirming there will be costs for military intervention in ukraine. >> reporter: in crimea's capitol, the coup gathers pace. they control the army, navy and air force here. any commander that disagrees says the new prime minister should leave. beyond crimea's borders and along the frontier with ukraine, russia continues the biggest military exercise since the fall of the soviet union. 150,000 men maneuvering as president putin is now, to show their strength to the world. the streets are calm. the vote here, to decide who should rule has been brought forward to the end of the month. within weeks, crimea, always pro-russian could be free of ukrainian rule for good. well ukraine says it won't give into russian provocation and its troops are ready to respond. i think, truly, the idea or the possibility of a clash with russian troops is really pretty slim. this place is a kinder box right now. the focus of a battle of wills between east and west. >> can i ask you? it was reported when the troops came on the ground, they were wearing unmarked military unif
stand with the international community affirming there will be costs for military intervention in ukraine. >> reporter: in crimea's capitol, the coup gathers pace. they control the army, navy and air force here. any commander that disagrees says the new prime minister should leave. beyond crimea's borders and along the frontier with ukraine, russia continues the biggest military exercise since the fall of the soviet union. 150,000 men maneuvering as president putin is now, to show their...
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and of international laws. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games, it would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. and indeed the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> there will be costs. president obama not pledging today to go it alone in a fight against russia over ukraine, but saying russia will effectively be crossing an international red line if they move militarily into another sovereign country. it kind of looks like russia is moving militarily into another sovereign country. crimea is a very pro-russian part of ukraine but still, it's ukraine. in crimea today armed men in camouflage uniforms with no insignia on them took up positions at airports in crimea. they refused to say who they were. it started with about 50 men. by late afternoon they were setting up roadblocks and check points near two airports in that region. locals on the ground started filming and
and of international laws. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games, it would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. and indeed the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> there will be costs. president obama not pledging today to go it alone in a fight against russia over ukraine, but saying russia will effectively be crossing an international red...
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what happened in ukraine was mostly an internal process despite russian meddling. this anti-western feeling inside russia is not because of things we were doing but because of what putin was doing, because he needed to legitimize his coming back to the presidency, crushing pro-democratic protests by labeling them as agents of the west, saying they were paid for by the state department, and that he's the counterweight to this. he is the true russian ruler and he has to be kind of an anti-western thing. so this is his thing. this isn't our thing. >> julia, there's a serp amount -- there's a lack of awareness about the true dynamic on the ground, especially ukraine's history, i think most people don't understand at all. both you and henry kissinger make the point about the culture. you also made the important point that much of the split in terms of identity in ukraine is a generational one. tell us more about that. >> so like you said, most people in ukraine speak ukrainian. most people speak russian too. there's more people of russian ethnic origin in the east, but
what happened in ukraine was mostly an internal process despite russian meddling. this anti-western feeling inside russia is not because of things we were doing but because of what putin was doing, because he needed to legitimize his coming back to the presidency, crushing pro-democratic protests by labeling them as agents of the west, saying they were paid for by the state department, and that he's the counterweight to this. he is the true russian ruler and he has to be kind of an anti-western...
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ukraine is really the significant international back drop right now. a matter of minutes with secretary of state john kerry traveling to the heart of this crisis in ukraine, kiev late today. we've heard from his press secretary that russia -- sanctions against russia, economic sanctions are likely if russia continues on this current course. only a matter of hours ago this was basically communicated to the russians by vice president joe biden who spoke to prime minister medvedev saying if the situation is not resolved that russia can expect increasing political and economic isolation as well. again, those comments from both sides, both netanyahu and the president expected within next 10 or 15 minutes or so. >> peter alexander live any snowy white house. thanks again. but now, it is time for something a little more light handed. our daily panel. they are fabulous and they all watched the oscars. welcome two wonderful women, we have catori hall a playwright and lynn win sted, she won the 2010 award for new play, tony, pretty big deal. also the first afric
ukraine is really the significant international back drop right now. a matter of minutes with secretary of state john kerry traveling to the heart of this crisis in ukraine, kiev late today. we've heard from his press secretary that russia -- sanctions against russia, economic sanctions are likely if russia continues on this current course. only a matter of hours ago this was basically communicated to the russians by vice president joe biden who spoke to prime minister medvedev saying if the...
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sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, that they're a violation of international law, they're a violation of previous agreements that russia has made with respect to how it treats and respects its neighbors, and as a consequence, we got strong statements from nato, from the g-7, condemning the actions that russia's taken. and we are going to continue these diplomatic efforts during the course of this week. my interest is seeing the ukrainian people being able to determine their own destiny. russia has strong historic ties to the ukraine. there are a lot of russian nationals inside of ukraine as well as native russians, as there are a lot of ukrainians inside of russia. there are strong commercial ties between those two countries. and so, all of those interests, i think, can be recognized, but what cannot be done is for russia, with impunity, to put its soldiers on the ground and violate basic principles that are recognized around the world. and i think the strong condemnation that it's received from countries around the world indicates the degree to which russia's on the wrong
sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, that they're a violation of international law, they're a violation of previous agreements that russia has made with respect to how it treats and respects its neighbors, and as a consequence, we got strong statements from nato, from the g-7, condemning the actions that russia's taken. and we are going to continue these diplomatic efforts during the course of this week. my interest is seeing the ukrainian people being able to determine their own...
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do they have the opportunity legally to migrate to ukraine or some other place with the international community go in and help them out? >> well, it's a very complex situation. i guess i would start with the fact that although 60% of the population in crimea is ethnic russian, in 1991, 54% of the population of crimea voted for independence. so i don't think you should make an automatic assumption that if someone's ethnic russian, they're automatically going to vote to reunite with russia. a second issue is among the non-russian ethnic populations, you have 12%, 15% of the population is crimean tartars. they feel strongly about staying in ukraine, because for them, it's the same as the soviet union. in 1994, after crimea was liberated by the red army, stalin had the entire tartar population deported to central asia. they only came back in the late 1980s, and that group will want to be in ukraine. there are a lot of tensions unleashed. >> ambassador,ç let's say the referendum does forward, and as you said, if russia didn't want it to move forward, it wouldn't, so they obviously feel c
do they have the opportunity legally to migrate to ukraine or some other place with the international community go in and help them out? >> well, it's a very complex situation. i guess i would start with the fact that although 60% of the population in crimea is ethnic russian, in 1991, 54% of the population of crimea voted for independence. so i don't think you should make an automatic assumption that if someone's ethnic russian, they're automatically going to vote to reunite with russia....
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the crisis in ukraine has escalated into an international confrontation. a standoff between russia and the west, unlike anything that's been seen since the fall of the soviet union. more than 20 years ago. it's one more bhig test for the obama administration on the world stage. over the weekend, russian forces occupied airports and an infantry base in the crimean peninsula, seizing operational control of the ukrainian region that is traditionally aligned itself with moscow. protesters for and against vladimir putin have broken out in cities all over ukraine, and this morning, russian forces seized a ferry terminal in kerch, possible landing point for more troops. it's all raising fears that putin is on the verge of invading the rest of ukraine in an effort to rest control from opposition forces that ousted a pro-russian president, viktor yanukovych 10 days ago. the interim prime minister said we're on the brink of disaster. nbc's bill nealy has more on russia's latest military maneuvers. >> reporter: they're exerting their control here without firing a sho
the crisis in ukraine has escalated into an international confrontation. a standoff between russia and the west, unlike anything that's been seen since the fall of the soviet union. more than 20 years ago. it's one more bhig test for the obama administration on the world stage. over the weekend, russian forces occupied airports and an infantry base in the crimean peninsula, seizing operational control of the ukrainian region that is traditionally aligned itself with moscow. protesters for and...
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the united states will stand with the international community affirming there will be costs for any russian movements in ukraine. >> i should be bringing you news tonight of a new $21 billion veteran benefit package signed today by the president. but i am not because that bill died in the senate yesterday when it failed to get the 60 votes it needed to overcome a filibuster. and you will never get which party killed it. i mean, we all know which party is on the side of veterans, right? they tell us all the time. remember when they all headed to the world war ii memorial during the government shutdown to complain that the other anti-vet party was shutting veterans out? >> i will go anywhere any time a veteran needs me and i can get there to help and i've done it my whole life. it's who i am. >> they deserve being able to get into this memorial. >> one of you who served our country, who risked our lives, let me just say thank you. >> we will not be timid in calling out any who would use our military, our vets, as pawns in a political game. >> got that? republicans will call out anybody who wa
the united states will stand with the international community affirming there will be costs for any russian movements in ukraine. >> i should be bringing you news tonight of a new $21 billion veteran benefit package signed today by the president. but i am not because that bill died in the senate yesterday when it failed to get the 60 votes it needed to overcome a filibuster. and you will never get which party killed it. i mean, we all know which party is on the side of veterans, right?...
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ukraine is now his problem, and a very large problem it is, with its internal strife and ruined finances, russia's already struggling economy can scarcery fail to support another propped-up state. is this a move on the part of putin that's not well thought out from the perspective of russia? >> well, it's a big gamble. it's not popular in russia. there's been polling in russia as recently as february where people said by a very, very large margin -- 3-to-1 even -- they're not interested in annexing ukraine, and that russia shouldn't get over-involved there. russia -- and this is not something well known, people think of russia being this great economic power because of the prices of oil and gas are so high, but the fact is the russian economy only grew 1.5% last year, despite oil being -- oil and gas being at sort of peak prices. that tells you that there's something fundamentally wrong with the management of the economy. this year, the expectation is it will barely grow 1%, and that's before taking on the problems of ukraine, taking on the cost of moving troops and material into just th
ukraine is now his problem, and a very large problem it is, with its internal strife and ruined finances, russia's already struggling economy can scarcery fail to support another propped-up state. is this a move on the part of putin that's not well thought out from the perspective of russia? >> well, it's a big gamble. it's not popular in russia. there's been polling in russia as recently as february where people said by a very, very large margin -- 3-to-1 even -- they're not interested...
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. >>> shifting overseas now to the big international story. the tug of war in ukraine. this is the scene in crimea. they control the peninsula. president obama, and nato say russia is violating international law but can they do anything about it? nbc's jim aceda live in moscow. >> reporter: veronica, secretary kerry will go to kiev no doubt to try to calm the waters so that kiev does nothing that might unintentionally intense situation. it's true that the west has mobilized against russian president's vladimir putin's military takeover of crimea. that's firmly in his hands. it's unclear what the west can do about it. not attending the g 8 summit in june in sochi, for instance, is only symbolic, it's not really more than a meeting. economic sanctions sound good on paper perhaps and look good but in fact the u.s. has little economic leverage over russia. the e.u. sanctions might have teeth but europe is truly reluctant to go there. they're worried about putin's reaction like shutting offer europe's supply of natural gas. neither the u.s. nor nato are contemplating any mil
. >>> shifting overseas now to the big international story. the tug of war in ukraine. this is the scene in crimea. they control the peninsula. president obama, and nato say russia is violating international law but can they do anything about it? nbc's jim aceda live in moscow. >> reporter: veronica, secretary kerry will go to kiev no doubt to try to calm the waters so that kiev does nothing that might unintentionally intense situation. it's true that the west has mobilized...
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there are rules of international law. ukraine is a sovereign country with borders and the fact there's elements within its border which is are dissatisfied with the democratic government doesn't mean that another country's permitted to invade. there are ways to resolve disputds and reassure minorities in a particular area or people speaking a different language of their security and their safety but doesn't justify a military action of russia, an act of aggression into crimea. so that's just a false pretext, i believe, for russia's position here and for the aggression. there are many ways to resolve disputes that might exist or disagreements but this is about a basic principle of international law that respect it is boards of a country and right to sovereignty. >> really quickly here, 25, 30 seconds. and this may sound like a simple question but important question, as well. why should folks in this country, why should we care about precisely when's happening right now in ukraine, in crimea? >> well, we should care, of cou
there are rules of international law. ukraine is a sovereign country with borders and the fact there's elements within its border which is are dissatisfied with the democratic government doesn't mean that another country's permitted to invade. there are ways to resolve disputds and reassure minorities in a particular area or people speaking a different language of their security and their safety but doesn't justify a military action of russia, an act of aggression into crimea. so that's just a...
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he will be basically asking the international community to unify against him. you say that invading ukraine would be like a 21st century version of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. it seems like it would be irrational on his part to invade. >> 70% of the ukrainians are russian. that 70% can't take care of everything else. it would be worse than afghanistan. i'm a conservative but a lot of conservatives are actually calling for and trying to put into the budget a return to a large ground force which really is kind of like the french calling for the line to be built right before world war ii. putin is a 21st century russian. the old guard who ran the cold war were basically victims of the great war we call world war ii. they were paranoid. putin is not paranoid. he's aggressive. he wants to create an economic war pact. i think he's got to look at his options before he moves forward. >> howard, back to the u.s. politics of this, you were saying that republicans' attacks on the president are an attempt to sort of take down the first credible democratic commander
he will be basically asking the international community to unify against him. you say that invading ukraine would be like a 21st century version of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. it seems like it would be irrational on his part to invade. >> 70% of the ukrainians are russian. that 70% can't take care of everything else. it would be worse than afghanistan. i'm a conservative but a lot of conservatives are actually calling for and trying to put into the budget a return to a large...
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and russian defense official is discussing ukraine later today at nato in brussels. so, there is definitely a change. whether this change is sustained is another question. back to you be. >> on the international stage the only reality that putin seems to be willing to acquiesce to is the economic reality of what this is doing in russia to their market. what's putin's next move? >> reporter: well, you're right. putin -- if there's one man who could make or break a deal, it's vladimir putin and it's obviously unclear what his next move is. washington and berlin are pushing this idea of sending international observers to monitor any rights abuses against russians or pro-russians on crimea, allowing hopefully some kind of pullback by those russian forces or pro-russian forces. but will putin let them in even? we don't know that. now that putin controls crimea, thomas, some analysts are telling moscow that he will probably try to make that the new status quo, a kind of permanent reminder to everyone that whatever the future of ukraine is, it's going to have to pass throug
and russian defense official is discussing ukraine later today at nato in brussels. so, there is definitely a change. whether this change is sustained is another question. back to you be. >> on the international stage the only reality that putin seems to be willing to acquiesce to is the economic reality of what this is doing in russia to their market. what's putin's next move? >> reporter: well, you're right. putin -- if there's one man who could make or break a deal, it's vladimir...
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sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, they're a violation of international law. i think the strong support of nations around the world indicate that russia is on the wrong side of history. >> they accused russia of a major conflict as soldiers waited for a potential attack from russian forces amassed in the region. joining me from odessa, ukraine, is nicolai petro, a fullbright research fellow in ukraine. i think there's a lot of confusion about how ukrainians are reacting to this. ukrainians is a massive category. ukrainians in the eastern part of the country that is more predominantly russian speaking, how are they reacting to what has happened? >> with many of the same reactions that people throughout this country are reacting. i would say there have always been those here who feel that the breakup of the ussr was a mistake, but that was a minority. a larger group would welcome close relations with russia, but the largest group has always wanted association with the e.u. people are not welcoming russian military intervention on the one hand, but crimea's initi
sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, they're a violation of international law. i think the strong support of nations around the world indicate that russia is on the wrong side of history. >> they accused russia of a major conflict as soldiers waited for a potential attack from russian forces amassed in the region. joining me from odessa, ukraine, is nicolai petro, a fullbright research fellow in ukraine. i think there's a lot of confusion about how ukrainians are reacting to...
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we want a peaceful resolution through the normal processes of international relations. but in the absence you have president putin making the right decision to work with the government of ukraine, to work with the west, to work with all of us, as i said a moment ago, this is not about the russia and the united states. it's about the people of ukraine. and we asked president putinton step back from being in violation of the u.n. charter, in violation of the helsinki final act, in violation of the 1997 russia, ukraine basing agreement. i mean, they are in direct overt violation of international law. >> can i just challenge you on one point. >> we asked them to step back. >> you say it's not about the u.s. and russia, but the reality is just wednesday, you told me ltclleague andrea mitchell that will vladimir putin said he would respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. now you're talking about russia annexing the crimea. something happened. i wonder as you hear some criticism from conservatives an that say the issue here is that vladimir putin's not afraid, that he sa
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. >>> describing ukraine's political crisis as a result of a constitutional coup. >>> the president was also asked about putin's statements and said this. >> there is a strong believe that russia aegs action is violating international law. >> andrea mitchell joins me by phone in kiev with the secretary of state. andrea, thank you. you just saw the press conference. what is kerry attempting to do today in this crisis? >> he's attempting to shore off the ukrainian people to tell their interim leaders they can pull this together and resist pressure on in terms of rising energy prices and also the threat of military force, that they can resist pressure from vladimir putin. he was strikingly passion nal having had the moving experience of walking by the square where the resistance took place, seeing the barricade still there, seeing the tires and barbed wire and flower for the martl mart martyrs, the heavenly hundred, all men and one woman who died in the sniper fire. it was an emotional day and business of trying to meet with interim leaders and tell them that the united states will stand w
. >>> describing ukraine's political crisis as a result of a constitutional coup. >>> the president was also asked about putin's statements and said this. >> there is a strong believe that russia aegs action is violating international law. >> andrea mitchell joins me by phone in kiev with the secretary of state. andrea, thank you. you just saw the press conference. what is kerry attempting to do today in this crisis? >> he's attempting to shore off the...
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and of international law. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games that would invite the condemnation of nations around the world and, indeed, the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs for any intervention in ukraine. >> let's go to white house correspondent kristen welker. what do we know now and is there any response on the breaking news from the white house? >> reporter: well, we're getting an early response at this hour, ari. just a few moments ago a senior administration official telling me that the white house is monitoring the situation quite closely and is in contact with its partners abroad at this hour. that suggests that there are a fleury of high-level conversations going on as we speak. as vladimir putin continues to escalate the situation, his request to parliament includes the request that he be allowed to go into the territory of ukraine. that is important because it means that he's not just limiting his intervention
and of international law. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games that would invite the condemnation of nations around the world and, indeed, the united states will stand with the international community in affirming there will be costs for any intervention in ukraine. >> let's go to white house correspondent kristen welker. what do we know now and is there any response on the breaking news from the white house? >> reporter: well, we're getting an early...
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talking about sending international observers. will putin allow them to go into crimea? we just don't know. now that putin controls crimea, that may be the new status quo, to remind everyone that ukraine's future depends on him. betty, back to you. >> a lot of variables here. jim, thank you. >>> back at home, there is a new political fight to tell you about. president obama's $3.9 trillion budget is now on capitol hill. the highlight is a massive expansion of the earned income tax credit. the 13.5 million more workers would be eligible for $60 billion in credits. also included is billions for roads and rails. it's spending, the white house says, will bolster the economy. but republicans say the president's budget is dead on arrival, complaining that it runs up the long-term national debt. >>> attorney general greg abbott easily won the primary for governor, the first gop nominee in more than a decade. is he pushing for more freedom and less government. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead those rights come from go
talking about sending international observers. will putin allow them to go into crimea? we just don't know. now that putin controls crimea, that may be the new status quo, to remind everyone that ukraine's future depends on him. betty, back to you. >> a lot of variables here. jim, thank you. >>> back at home, there is a new political fight to tell you about. president obama's $3.9 trillion budget is now on capitol hill. the highlight is a massive expansion of the earned income...
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the proposed referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads
the proposed referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads
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it's an international crisis. let the international community deal with it through sanctions and the last thing we need in this world is another war. >> yeah, you know, dana, you wrote in your column that republicans would criticize the president even if he offered specific threats. quoting you, you say suppose obama were willing to draw red lines and back them up with military might? inevitably, he would be accused of trying to distract from obamacare or other domestic troubles. >> well, reverend, look. it is certainly fair if somebody wants to get up and say this president is not being forceful enough with ukraine right now. but it's then incumbent on them to say okay, what's your alternative? and nobody, certainly not marco rubio or john mccain, nobody is talking about use of force in this situation. and when you scratch down below the surface and say what are they asking him to do, it's basically the same set of options that president obama has put on the table. that's true, he didn't draw a specific red line.
it's an international crisis. let the international community deal with it through sanctions and the last thing we need in this world is another war. >> yeah, you know, dana, you wrote in your column that republicans would criticize the president even if he offered specific threats. quoting you, you say suppose obama were willing to draw red lines and back them up with military might? inevitably, he would be accused of trying to distract from obamacare or other domestic troubles. >>...
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russia's activities pose a threat to international peace and security. >> joining me now international ambassador to the ukraine and the longtime foreign correspondent. welcome, gentlemen, both. mr. ambassador do you see this as leading to war between russia and ukraine, and if not, what needs to be done to stop it? >> well, unfortunately, it could lead to war. if the russians make a mistake and send their troops into the eastern part of ukraine. or if they attack ukrainian forces in crimea, it could very well lead to war. the ukrainians will fight back. ukrainians are proud people. they've got a serious military. and they will fight back. there are things that we should be doing, that the russians should be doing, that the ukrainians should be doing to avoid this, but it could happen. >> should it happen, sir would the u.s. offer any military support, and if so, in what fashion? >> it's a good question and a hard question. there are principles here that we care deeply about. there's a partner that we care deeply about, that is ukraine. there are relationships with ukraine that we've s
russia's activities pose a threat to international peace and security. >> joining me now international ambassador to the ukraine and the longtime foreign correspondent. welcome, gentlemen, both. mr. ambassador do you see this as leading to war between russia and ukraine, and if not, what needs to be done to stop it? >> well, unfortunately, it could lead to war. if the russians make a mistake and send their troops into the eastern part of ukraine. or if they attack ukrainian forces...
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one week later, the good will from the olympic games has been replaced by an international crisis as russia flexes its military might. how should president obama respond to a crucial test of his leadership after russia sent troops into the cry meania peninsula, which is part of the ukraine? secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion and ukraine has mobilized its army now. it is our top issue this morning. president obama spoking with president putin of russia on saturday after warning t
one week later, the good will from the olympic games has been replaced by an international crisis as russia flexes its military might. how should president obama respond to a crucial test of his leadership after russia sent troops into the cry meania peninsula, which is part of the ukraine? secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion and ukraine has mobilized its army now. it is our top issue this morning. president obama spoking with president putin of russia on saturday after warning t
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and of international laws. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games that would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. and indeed the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> we have seen this before. we saw it in syria, for instance, when the white house talked about syria early on. when the president says, there will be costs, how concerned should the administration be that those words could very much come back to haunt them? >> i think the russians are automatically assuming it's all empty threats. i think what's interesting is the last bit of what the president said. not that the united states is going to do anything but that we stand with the international community. the costs are wholly a function of what you can get away with. the u.n. security council is going to be talking today, i believe, about it. but don't forget, the russians have a veto in the security council
and of international laws. and just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games that would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. and indeed the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> we have seen this before. we saw it in syria, for instance, when the white house talked about syria early on. when the president says, there will be costs, how concerned should...
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agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they will not stop there. jim maceda joins us live from moscow with more on the diplomatic efforts under way. jim, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, there, tamron, well, that meeting you referred to was indeed brief, kerry did urge lavrov to have direct talks. that seems to be an important theme now, unifying this swirl of activity. it was their first face-to-face since the ukraine crisis escalated. that is just one example of this, again, this flurry happening over the past 24 hours, tamron, the chances of avoiding war in ukraine seem to have gotten a boost from vladimir putin's comments. yesterday if you recall, he said he saw no need for the use of force in ukraine, had no desire to annex the crimean peninsula, and really that's a sigh of relief has been resinating in the international financial markets, including here in r
agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they will not stop there. jim maceda joins us live from moscow with more on the diplomatic efforts under way. jim, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, there, tamron, well, that meeting you referred to was indeed brief, kerry did...
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any military intervention in ukraine? >> it's an outrage women can still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. >> there's got to be some down side on having a woman president. something. something that may not fit with that office. >> this isn't 1954. it's 2014. a woman deserves equal pay for equal work. in some states they're so far in the past, they're even pushing laws to legalize segregation based on sexual orientation. >> this is how fundamental freedoms of trampled. >> freedom of speech, and religious expression. >> we've let some team define freedom for too long. >> the russian flag flies over crimea today as vladimir putin weighs further intervention in ukraine. tanks are on the streets in crimea's two major cities while masked men surround the airports. back here in the u.s., the response to russia's actions is ramping up. the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting on ukraine. in washington, security officials, including the secretary of defense, were seen leaving the white house earlier this
any military intervention in ukraine? >> it's an outrage women can still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. >> there's got to be some down side on having a woman president. something. something that may not fit with that office. >> this isn't 1954. it's 2014. a woman deserves equal pay for equal work. in some states they're so far in the past, they're even pushing laws to legalize segregation based on sexual orientation. >> this is how fundamental freedoms of...
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kerry made it clear, russia will face consequences from the international community if russian president vladimir putin continues to act in aggression. president obama addressed the situation at a budget meeting earlier today. >> above all, we believe that the ukrainian people should be able to decide their own future, which is why the world should be focused on helping them stabilize the situation economically and move toward the fair and free elections that are currently scheduled to take place in may. there have been some reports that president putin is pausing for a moment and reflecting on what's happened. >> earlier today, the kremlin reported putin ordered tens of thousands of russian troops participating in military exercises to return to their bases. moscow has denied the military exercises were linked to the situation in the ukraine, so it's unclear if putins move was an attempt to deescalate the situation. putin won't take responsibility, putin repeated the claim that troops spotted in ukraine wearing unmarked uniforms are not russian forces but local self-defense groups. puti
kerry made it clear, russia will face consequences from the international community if russian president vladimir putin continues to act in aggression. president obama addressed the situation at a budget meeting earlier today. >> above all, we believe that the ukrainian people should be able to decide their own future, which is why the world should be focused on helping them stabilize the situation economically and move toward the fair and free elections that are currently scheduled to...
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law. >> the acting government in ukraine has said that if crimea takes this vote and breaks away, that they will take military action. up until now, the ukrainian officials have under advice from the u.s. and others, have been very careful not to do anything to give russia a pretext. what would happen then if ukraine does take military action? >> well, as you said, andrea, the ukrainian government has been extremely prudent. we welcome the fact they have avoided provocations, there were remarkable scenes at the air base in crimea where it looked like occupying forces were trying to provoke violence and armed ukrainian air force officers marched up to the gates with flag and said we're not going to be removed. we hope very much the ukrainian government, the ukrainian military sticks to that prudent approach. because this is a crisis that needs to be defused through diplomacy not military action. >> ambassador suri was threatened and in a tough spot there. let me ask you about yourself and own safety. you and victoria newlin -- they are out to get you as well. how do you feel walking aro
law. >> the acting government in ukraine has said that if crimea takes this vote and breaks away, that they will take military action. up until now, the ukrainian officials have under advice from the u.s. and others, have been very careful not to do anything to give russia a pretext. what would happen then if ukraine does take military action? >> well, as you said, andrea, the ukrainian government has been extremely prudent. we welcome the fact they have avoided provocations, there...
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and every international crisis feels like the biggest international crisis. but everyone that we have had in the past few years, whether it was syria or libya or egypt or iran or ukraine now or even just the budget decisions we have to make about what size we want the u.s. military to be and what we want it to be designed to do, every crisis we face internationally, every big national security decision we make, all of these decisions are made and all of these crises are confronted in the shadow of the last ten years. we are a country that is really quite desperately weary of war after simultaneously fighting two of the longest protracted land wars and foreign occupations in american history, and we are newly and legitimately wary of what gets us into wars in the first place and we come by that wariness honestly. that wariness is earned. we earned it the hard way under the last presidency. last year we teamed up with nbc news investigative reporter michael isikoff and david corn from mother jones to produce a documentary called hubris, selling the iraq war. it
and every international crisis feels like the biggest international crisis. but everyone that we have had in the past few years, whether it was syria or libya or egypt or iran or ukraine now or even just the budget decisions we have to make about what size we want the u.s. military to be and what we want it to be designed to do, every crisis we face internationally, every big national security decision we make, all of these decisions are made and all of these crises are confronted in the shadow...
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meanwhile 35 international observers are currently on their way to ukraine in response to a request from the interim government in kiev. over in europe, pressure continued to mount on russia to change its hawk, calculus. john kerry met with his european counter parts and held a separate meeting with foreign minister lavrov. lavrov also met with foreign ministers from the uk, germany and france. in the last hour, secretary kerry issued another statement putting pressure on russia and encouraging diplomacy. >> russia can now choose to deescalate this situation and we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies, in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen. and to make it happen as soon as poll. >> earlier today, the european upoffered a $15 billion aid package to ukraine and in washington, the house of representatives released a bill in support of sanctions targeting senior russian officials, state owned banks and other state agencies. but whet
meanwhile 35 international observers are currently on their way to ukraine in response to a request from the interim government in kiev. over in europe, pressure continued to mount on russia to change its hawk, calculus. john kerry met with his european counter parts and held a separate meeting with foreign minister lavrov. lavrov also met with foreign ministers from the uk, germany and france. in the last hour, secretary kerry issued another statement putting pressure on russia and encouraging...
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one week later, the good will from the olympic games has been replaced by an international crisis as russia flexes its military might. how should president obama respond to a crucial test of his leadership after russia sent troops into the cry meania peninsula, which is part of the ukraine? secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion and ukraine has mobilized its army now. it is our top issue this morning. president obama spoking with president putin of russia on saturday after warning there will be costs should
one week later, the good will from the olympic games has been replaced by an international crisis as russia flexes its military might. how should president obama respond to a crucial test of his leadership after russia sent troops into the cry meania peninsula, which is part of the ukraine? secretary of state john kerry calls it an invasion and ukraine has mobilized its army now. it is our top issue this morning. president obama spoking with president putin of russia on saturday after warning...
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what the white house hopes is that russia would accept the offer of sending international monitors to ensure the safety and rights of the russian speaking population in ukraine, but so far russia hasn't indicated it's interested in doing that. right now they are getting support from republicans and democrats, so there is a lot of support for moving swiftly and approving this aid package that the white house is asking for. >> swiftly on that, but as we just heard from senator john mccain, josh, some criticism, as well, for the overall administration policy, and how difficult is this sort of diplomatic dance that he has to do, because on one hand, he wants to move forward, on the other hand, some of our european allies are pretty divided and even red sint about taking action. >> that's the challenge. we haven't seen a lot of action because the u.s. and europe are not entirely on the same page in terms of how they would counter russia's influence here. the biggest challenge for president obama is to get the european union countries, germany, angela merkel on the same page when it comes t
what the white house hopes is that russia would accept the offer of sending international monitors to ensure the safety and rights of the russian speaking population in ukraine, but so far russia hasn't indicated it's interested in doing that. right now they are getting support from republicans and democrats, so there is a lot of support for moving swiftly and approving this aid package that the white house is asking for. >> swiftly on that, but as we just heard from senator john mccain,...
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is that russia needs to withdraw its forces, to recognize again the territorial integrity of ukraine and to allow ukrainians to decide what kind of government they'll have on what kind of election process they'll have. including, perhaps, changing the constitution. some have mentioned that a more federal system of government might be away to placate the worries that ethnic russians in crimea and eastern ukraine have. that could very well be the case. but ukrainians need to decide that by themselves not with an occupying power in their country. >> we just talked a little bit about how important ukraine is strategically to russia militarily in terms of the energy pipe lines that run through it. do you think secretary kerry is capable of offering any diplomatic proposal that will sway putin in light of those things? >> i don't know. i honestly don't know and don't believe anybody that knows. it obviously, ukraine plays a very important role in terms of the way that president putin sees russia's role in that region. he's been trying to create something called the you're asian economic un
is that russia needs to withdraw its forces, to recognize again the territorial integrity of ukraine and to allow ukrainians to decide what kind of government they'll have on what kind of election process they'll have. including, perhaps, changing the constitution. some have mentioned that a more federal system of government might be away to placate the worries that ethnic russians in crimea and eastern ukraine have. that could very well be the case. but ukrainians need to decide that by...
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that is not how international law is supposed to operate. >> meantime, the ukrainian army is seeking new recruits in kiev. washington is preparing economic sanctions against russia and putting all military ties on hold. this after the national security team met for two hours last night at the white house. secretary kerry said the white house is not seeking confrontation with russia, but demands that moscow deescalate this crises. >> if you were jlegitimately worried about your citizens, go to the government and talk to them about it. go to the u.n. there's a better way
that is not how international law is supposed to operate. >> meantime, the ukrainian army is seeking new recruits in kiev. washington is preparing economic sanctions against russia and putting all military ties on hold. this after the national security team met for two hours last night at the white house. secretary kerry said the white house is not seeking confrontation with russia, but demands that moscow deescalate this crises. >> if you were jlegitimately worried about your...
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and as we see the conflict between ukraine and russia escalate, america's response to international conflicts is now viewed to the lens of our past national security decisions, of course. chief among them the unnecessary war in iraq. we already know that the claims that bush, cheney and the others, the neo cons gave us for going to war were untrue. but there still remains the question of why. why the war? what was behind bush and cheney's laser focus on iraq from nearly their first day in the white house? my colleague rachel maddow seeks to answer that question in her brand-new one-hour documentary that airs this thursday at 9:00 p.m. on msnbc. it's called "why we did it." what a great question. here is a piece from rachel's work. >> 11 days into office, bush assembles his national security team for the first time. along with the vice president and national security adviser condoleezza rice, the principles include secretary of state colin powell, defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and treasury secretary paul o'neill. >> paul o'neill opened up everything for the book i wrote about him in the b
and as we see the conflict between ukraine and russia escalate, america's response to international conflicts is now viewed to the lens of our past national security decisions, of course. chief among them the unnecessary war in iraq. we already know that the claims that bush, cheney and the others, the neo cons gave us for going to war were untrue. but there still remains the question of why. why the war? what was behind bush and cheney's laser focus on iraq from nearly their first day in the...
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it's a violation of russia's international obligations under various agreements. the u.s. just doesn't know whether putin is moving toward a confrontation across ukraine that would challenge the new government in kiev, or whether this is really going to be limited to the areas most strategic to russia in the crimea, where the russian fleet is based. as one person said it to me last night, we're really playing this by ear. secretary kerry had strong words about the diplomatic and economic consequences that russia will pay for this action, but it's obvious in every statement that's made that the u.s. does not seek, does not want a military challenge to this action. i was told that not a ship is moving in the mediterranean, not a troop from nato garrisons has been put on maneuvers that might be seen as provocative. so for the moment, the response is very much diplomatic, economic, perhaps sanctions. >> so, david, now that we understand that americans now understand seemingly that president putin does not care what we think, does not care about the language that secretary kerr
it's a violation of russia's international obligations under various agreements. the u.s. just doesn't know whether putin is moving toward a confrontation across ukraine that would challenge the new government in kiev, or whether this is really going to be limited to the areas most strategic to russia in the crimea, where the russian fleet is based. as one person said it to me last night, we're really playing this by ear. secretary kerry had strong words about the diplomatic and economic...
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the fact is, he's going to lose on the international stage. russia's going to lose, the russian people are going to lose. he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics. his $60 billion extravaganza. he is not going to have a sochi g8. he may not even remain in the g8 if this continues. >> meantime, ukraine's interim prime minister said today, "we are on the brink of disaster." we'll get the latest from nbc's bill neely, who's in the now-occupied crimea region of ukraine. >> reporter: tamron, this remains an extraordinary and dangerous crisis, britton's foreign minister says it's the worst crisis in this century. europe's border is being redrawn by force and pressure on president obama and the west to do something. russian troops, meanwhile, have the ukrainian army pinned down. i've just come back from one of the biggest ukrainian military bases in crimea, where there are about 150 russian troops surrounding that base trying to take it. the ukrainian troops are still in there behind the gates. they've put their weapons down.
the fact is, he's going to lose on the international stage. russia's going to lose, the russian people are going to lose. he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics. his $60 billion extravaganza. he is not going to have a sochi g8. he may not even remain in the g8 if this continues. >> meantime, ukraine's interim prime minister said today, "we are on the brink of disaster." we'll get the latest from nbc's bill neely, who's in the now-occupied crimea region...